The Earth's Prayer(to the intonations ofthe Lord's Prayer)

by Ann Palmer
(Isle of Lewis, U.K.)

Our Gaia, whose art is nature -abode of our life,Your time has come, your battle wonfor people's planet-consciousness.Teach us each day, how to be and livethrough observing nature's models.Those models that bring us into harmonyand not into conflict with life's source.Home to humanity,in sacred diversity.Deities in unity,our dream.

Our Gaia, whose heart feeds all creaturesalive on this Earth.Attuned to that flow, our knowledge growsof how interdependent we are.Give us this day a new way to be -Born guardians of all life formsIn a heart-based nature - nature at its heart.Our new role in life to honour themRespect and protect, share in the caringto sustain the futureTheir destiny our own,at-one.

Our Gaia, as a part of youWe are your natureYour kingdom of life, your will survives.Give us, this day, new eyes to seeEyes that embrace the whole world and not just me.A metamorphosis.The land, like our bodies,The sun our inner fire,Rivers, life-blood of earth.Parallel universe,wholistic perspective,oneness.